At this point, it’s hard to have not heard of the hit CW superhero action series, Arrow, based on the DC Comics super hero character, Green Arrow. The series started out wobbly, but grew more and more awesome over time, until now, it might be one of the best shows on TV.

One of the reasons it works so well is because of Stephen Amell, the main lead, who plays Arrow and Oliver Queen on the show. And now, he has been brought in by Traveler Tales and WB to Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham to voice the Green Arrow character in the video game. Which, I personally think is fucking awesome.

The video that you see above, which takes us behind the scenes on the game, tells us a whole lot more about the title, including that Conan O’Brien and Kevin Smith have also joined the cast of the game. Like, whoa. That’s an all star cast if there ever was one.

I don’t know about you guys, but my hype for the game just went up substantially.

Batman: Arkham City was a revelation when it released- here was a Batman game that, even more than its predecessor, finally lived up to the promise of Batman as a character in a video game. The video game was met with insane critical acclaim, and has since gone on to be considered one of the greatest games of all time. A follow up to that that would be satisfactory is difficult- just ask Warner Montreal, who worked on the middlingly received Batman: Arkham Origins last year- but if all this new information that Rocksteady just shared about Arkham Knight with the Official Xbox Magazine (summarized on the official WB forums) lives up to the promise, then they might just have a shot.

It sounds like the game’s transition from CG to real time gameplay graphics is almost seamless and indiscernible- the actual graphics do a very good job of mimicking the CGI. Rocksteady have also worked on making Gotham feel a whole lot more vibrant and lively this time around, addressing a complaint that was commonly leveled at Arkham City; they have also made it easier to navigate the city, thanks to Batman’s new cape and gadgets.

Of course, the big new inclusion this time around is the Batmobile. The vehicle looks like a cross between the Tumbler and the classic Batmobile, and once you get inside it, there is no minimap to help navigation- a deliberate design choice, as Rocksteady wanted you to navigate within the city using your surroundings instead of an icon based minimap. They were quick to allay fears, however- waypoints and markers can still be set, for example, and tyre tracks appear on the roads periodically to highlight your way ahead.

All of this, and more- the combat has been freshened up, for example, and a new structure for the story so that the emphasis is not just on one villain- makes this game sound incredible. It will have been worth the wait when it ultimately releases, that is for sure.

Infinite Crisis, the Warner Bros. Interactive published MOBA currently under development by Turbine, which stars characters from the DC universe, gets yet another video as WB amps up the hype in the wake of PAX Prime, and ahead of the game’s release.

The new video talks about how integral the DC universe and all the DC characters are to the game; you would, of course, be forgiven for thinking otherwise, and for assuming that Warner Bros is just shoehorning one of its most lucrative properties into a video game at any chance it gets (and indeed, with this, the Batman: Arkham series, Scribblenauts: Unmasked, and the Lego Batman games, Warner Bros. currently has four parallel properties with DC characters). However, the developers insist on the contrary, discussing how the DC universe permeates every facet of the game, from the characters to the settings and items and maps.

Infinite Crisis is about to enter a closed beta soon, which you can apply for at the game’s website. Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more coverage of the game.